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Alpsee

Coordinates: 47°33′04″N 10°43′25″E / 47.55111°N 10.72361°E / 47.55111; 10.72361
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Alpsee
Aerial view of the Alpsee
Alpsee is located in Bavaria
Alpsee
Alpsee
LocationOstallgäu, Bavaria
Coordinates47°33′04″N 10°43′25″E / 47.55111°N 10.72361°E / 47.55111; 10.72361
Basin countriesGermany
Max. length1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width100 m (330 ft)
Surface area88 ha (220 acres)
Max. depth62 m (203 ft)
Shore length14.7 km (2.9 mi)
Surface elevation813.94 m (2,670.4 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Alpsee is a lake in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany, located about 4 kilometres southeast of Füssen. It is close to the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. The lake has just under five kilometres of shoreline and a depth of up to 62 metres.

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Alpsee is a popular tourist attraction, given its proximity to the castles and the wild swans that inhabit the lake.[1] Boats are available for rent and there is a wide variety of hiking trails in the vicinity. A circular path leads around the shore, and the "Fürstenstrasse" (Princes' Road) leads from Hohenschwangau over the Schwarzenberg ridge (Ammergau Alps) and down to Pinswang in the Lechtal.

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Bavarian Palace Administration | Lakes | Alpsee". www.schloesser.bayern.de. Retrieved 2020-11-01.